The Mighty Mellotron!!! What about Genesis - Watcher of the Skies? That's a classic Tron intro!

You betcher! Played that awhile back and I'm trying...but not always succeeding...to not repeat myself. But now that I look, there is no Genesis on the Mellotron playlist, which is a crying shame (not to mention, probably a criminal act on the DLBN).

[grovelling] I'll do better next time, master, truly I will! [/grovelling]

Featuring nontraditional uses of "traditional instruments" and a couple of sets of rather bizarre stuff. Not for the faint of heart!

Show Posted August 7thShow Replay August 14th 12 noon PDT

Retune the Sky Intro (1:16)Hidria Spacefolk - Gnomen (4:04)

Genesis - Watcher of the Skies (7:23)Glass Hammer - Walking Toward Doom (2:00) ~~ South Side of the Sky ~~Glass Hammer - Run Lisette (10:29) ~~ South Side of the Sky ~~Jethro Tull - Queen and Country (3:01)

It's almost the end of Summer Vacation! While I was free to have my brain on the shelf for a bit, letting it recharge, it is now time to bring attention to bear on the beginning of the Advent term. Since I'm fresh out of time and new ideas, I'll just play a bunch of stuff that's new to me this summer (note: that's new to me. Only one band here is truly new).

In the days of vinyl and decent radio, some stations would program an entire weekend of playing whole album sides by each artist. Here we do the same, but with a twist: the "album side" must be just one piece of music!

Retune the Sky Intro (1:16)Genesis - Horizons (1:41)

Yes - The Gates of Delerium (21:54)

Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sidewise (Phase One) (18:37)

Pink Floyd - Echoes (23:29)

Aether - Chapter XI (Odyssey: The Greatest Tale) (21:32) *

K2 - Chapter 1: Infinite Voyage (23:24)

Glass Hammer - At the Court of Alkinoos (21:33) *

Do you have a favorite massive slab of progressive music, at least 18 minutes long? Let me know!

-The Professor

*Each of these counts as ~~ South Side of the Sky ~~ especially Aether, which is from South America!

As I put together this week's show, I've turned another year older (yeah, don't ask). So I'm just playing music that I either obtained as a gift, sounds like party music to me, or I'm just in the mood for. And my mood swings like a pendelum. So good luck following this one!

Retune the Sky Intro (1:16)Yes - South Side of the Sky (7:56)

~~ South Side of the Sky ~~Atticus Fault - Soundtrack (6:30)Atticus Fault - My First Trip to Mars (4:12)

Have you ever been tempted to pick up ELP's "Love Beach" from the cut-out bin, but just couldn't bring yourself to do it? Are you even old enough to know what a cut-out bin is? Do you think "Drama" even qualifies as a Yes album? Did you freak out when you couldn't recognize Robert Fripp - or any of the music - when you went to see a reformed King Crimson play in 1981? Did the musical direction Peter Gabriel took after leaving Genesis convince you they were better off without him? Or maybe it was over for you when Steve Hackett left. It doesn't matter if you answered "yes" to some, all, or none of these questions, tune in anyway!

Okay, so it wasn't that bad, but after lens-replacement surgery last Friday I was pretty much good for nothing (some say I'm always good for nothing) and decided against pre-recording an all-new show. So please enjoy this not-too-terribly-recent ghost from Retune The Sky's limited past:

Posted September 19th, 2006 Show Replay is 12 noon PDT, September 25th

Covers, reinterpretations, and old mates getting back together again to perform new tunes, we've got it all on Retune The Sky today. Plus, a fine and *very* Southern feature on our South Side of the Sky segment.

Retune the Sky Intro (1:16) Proto Kaw - Belexes (7:30)

~~ South Side of the Sky ~~ Liquid Village - Moth (4:00) Liquid Village - Jazzy Thang (4:54) Liquid Village - Twisted (6:23) Los Gauchos Alemanes - Voices of Ancient Children (2:29) Man on Fire - Just Out of Reach (5:56)

It's the music of my undergraduate years, more or less, prog stars gone MTV, and a smattering of tunes that I found interesting while listening to FM radio during high school. Plus a set in tribute to Pip Pyle and Boz Burrell, who have left us.

Your assignment this week - let me know about your favorite '80's progressive music. Did you get into Roger Water's solo stuff? Steve Hackett? <erk> Invisible Touch? Also let me know if you have a soft spot for a particular Boz or Pip Pyle tune. In fact, you should let me know if you have a clue who these guys are.

~~ Pip Pyle ~~Hatfield and the North - Oh, Len's Nature! (1:59)Hatfield and the North - (Big) John Wayne Socks Psychology on the Jaw (0:43)Hatfield and the North - Chaos at the Greasy Spoon (0:30)Hatfield and the North - The Yes No Interlude (7:01)

Apparently today's (10/9/2006) show replay was pre-empted. So, I'm going to let it go again for next week. As always, the archive can be streamed or downloaded at your leisure, should you not be willing to wait.

SHOW #24 - Best OfPosted October 16th, 2006Show Replay is 12 noon PDT, October 23rd

Welcome to the "6 month show" archive, now available for streaming or download. Or, stop by for the show replay next Monday.

Best Of - I pull out some of my favorite tunes from the first 6 months of Retune The Sky, plus a South Side of the Sky segment featuring Florida's Sonic Playground. And in response to Vince and Daisy's extended vacation, I need My Crimson Fix. But hey, I'm a DJ, I can play some King Crimson my own dumb self.

As to the show, should it continue? Should the format change? Should I play even more Crimson? Whattaya think?

Retune the Sky Intro (1:16) Niacin - Blue Mondo

Sonic Playground - Lunar Landing ~~ South Side of the Sky ~~ Sonic Playground - Tracking Station ~~ South Side of the Sky ~~ Frost* - The Other Me

The first set features bands/artists linked by performances in Nashville (last November) and Chattanooga (last week). The Neal Morse tune features Randy George who guested with Salem Hill, the Salem Hill tune features Carl Groves who has guested with Glass Hammer (twice), and so on. Then we spin the dial and play whatever comes up!

~~ (More) South Side of the Sky ~~~ Trurl - Darth Tater Boogie (Director's Cut) (2:16) Neal Morse - Back to the Garden (4:27) Salem Hill - Children of the Dust (5:24) David Wallimann - Waiting for the Sun to Rise (5:07)

Posted November 10th, 2006Show Replay is 12 noon PDT, November 13th AND November 20th

I heard the tune "Darkness" from 2003's Growing Up Live and loved it. Good enough excuse to do a Gabriel career retrospective and spend some time enjoying some fine tunes from that release. And okay, so the "then there were three..." Genesis is reforming and Gabriel has way too much going on to join up. All the better for the listeners, I say, more music for everyone!